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Day: November 21, 2022

WORLD CUP: NO BEER BUT THINGS HAVE SUDDENLY GOT BETTER IN QATAR

November 21, 2022 heaneymedia

  World Cup results: Celtic and Rangers fans got to bed happy with today’s outcomes   Former Celtic player Timothy Weah who scored a vital

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Rangers: Giovanni van Bronckhorst sacked after a year

November 21, 2022 heaneymedia

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst was only in place at Ibrox for a year BBC Scotland sports’ team is reporting that Rangers have sacked Giovanni

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Mortgage ticking time bomb: Homeowners facing biggest interest payment hike on record

November 21, 2022 heaneymedia

True cost of the mortgage ticking time bomb revealed by Liberal Democrat analysis of OBR figures Homeowners are paying the price for the Conservative Government

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HEALTH: NHS chiefs in Scotland have discussed ‘two tier’ health service

November 21, 2022 heaneymedia

Free prescriptions could go and wealthy would pay for treatment – reports By Lucy Adams Discussions regarding having the wealthy pay for treatment have been

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DUMBARTON 2 FORFAR 2 PICTURES BY JON LEINO

November 21, 2022 heaneymedia

Crowd enjoying the match, including one young fan with a megaphone which was confiscated at one point when the noise became deafening but later returned

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FERRY STORY: GLEN SANNOX STILL NOT FINISHED FIVE YEARS AFTER LAUNCH

November 21, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives have accused the SNP of “farcical incompetence” on the fifth anniversary of Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘launch’ of the MV Glen

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  • Arrest made over theft of historic gold trophy from Sir Thomas Lipton museum collection
  • Childminder who admitted neglecting and abandoning children jailed for two years
  • Six men convicted following illegal cryptocurrency operation
  • Andy Burnham: Journalism Is A Vital Part Of Our National Infrastructure
  • Controversial cemetery memorial, part paid for by Scottish travelling community, dismantled overnight
  • Minister announces public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation.

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Arrest made over theft of historic gold trophy from Sir Thomas Lipton museum collection

Arrest made over theft of historic gold trophy from Sir Thomas Lipton museum collection

Lipton’s eight-carat gold trophy vanished from museum last year by BILL HEANEY An elderly man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a

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Childminder who admitted neglecting and abandoning children jailed for two years

Childminder who admitted neglecting and abandoning children jailed for two years

by DEMOCRAT REPORTER A childminder who admitted to wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care has been jailed for two years. Amanda Mathewson had

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Six men convicted following illegal cryptocurrency operation

Six men convicted following illegal cryptocurrency operation

by BILL HEANEY Six men have been convicted following an illegal cryptocurrency operation valued at more than ÂŁ6 million. Asim Afzal, 34, Aftab Allah, 36,

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Andy Burnham: Journalism Is A Vital Part Of Our National Infrastructure

Andy Burnham: Journalism Is A Vital Part Of Our National Infrastructure

Journalism is a vital part of our national infrastructure, and local news media is critical to the success of the government’s headline devolution agenda, Andy

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Controversial cemetery memorial, part paid for by Scottish travelling community, dismantled overnight

Controversial cemetery memorial, part paid for by Scottish travelling community, dismantled overnight

White marble statues removed from the grave of Willy McGinley amid an ongoing planning investigation into the 4.5m-high structure.  The memorial pictured after the overnight

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Minister announces public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Minister announces public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation.

by Mairi McAllan, Minister for Education Child sexual abuse and exploitation are among the most serious harms that can be inflicted on a child. Our

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Date set for Scotland grooming gang inquiry chaired by Alexis Jay

Date set for Scotland grooming gang inquiry chaired by Alexis Jay

Thursday 5 November 2026 by BILL HEANEY Scotland’s Education Secretary, MĂ iri McAllan, has announced that the public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation

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ROSNEATH CASTLE: Someone had to taste the Christmas Menu

ROSNEATH CASTLE: Someone had to taste the Christmas Menu

Someone had to taste the Christmas Menu.  We’ve been trying some of the dishes coming to Castle Isle this December, and choosing a favourite wasn’t

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